August

 August was another hot month for us, spent outside in the mornings and napping in the afternoons. Being pregnant in a Sacramento summer is no joke...! Lots of fun and adventure all the same.

^^ Park dates in the morning, lunch with dad in the afternoons. The kids adore baby Hudson and were thrilled to be taking him down his first slide (over and over and over again!) I was equally thrilled to see my hubby mid day and not have to make lunch! ;) ^^

^^ Sherri came for a weekend and we took her to the woods! We met some friends on our favorite trail and spent most of our morning collecting black berries and splashing in the "swimming pool". Also getting Poison Oak... Sorry, Stephen! ^^

^^ With Sherri in town, Stephen and I sneaked out for church service, a lunch date and some shopping - my ideal day! ^^

 ^^ Just a snap of Judah being cute. So much of my camera roll is filled up with stuff like this! ^^

^^ Another Wednesday at the river! ^^

^^ Summer evenings at the local elementary school. Love these kiddos! Judah is getting to be quite the speed demon on his scooter! ^^

^^ Into the mountains with friends again for a stay at the Summers' cabin in Lassen National Forest. Gosh it was beautiful! We saw some rain (but were able to build a fire despite it!), ate too much yummy food, built forts and sharpened sticks, stayed up late chatting about life, hiked through the woods to a beautiful waterfall and enjoyed our weekend immensely! Blessed by these friends and their cute babes! ^^

^^ Porch hangs with my big boy. When?! How?! ^^

^^ These buddies...!! Judah loves to put in Uriah or Ezra's bed while we sing songs at night before moving to his crib. I'm so thankful his siblings let him and show him so much love! ^^

 ^^ A weekend in Palo Alto! We got to surprise Uriah's buddy at school, share our Friday pizza movie night with our favorite friends, have an inside camping sleepover and celebrate Ally's birthday with Allison's yummy baking and good company. I miss doing life with this crew oh so very much! ^^

^^ Proof it was a weekend well spent! ^^

^^ Just my kids being cute and big - Ezra at the zoo Judah reading away (always!) ^^

^^ We spent several Saturday mornings this summer at our favorite park with doughnuts in hand and dad on the playground with us - a new favorite tradition! On this particular Saturday, we also took Ezra in for her very first haircut! It was shortened less than an inch, but I couldn't get over how old she looked sitting in that chair! ^^

July

Rewinding to July, trying to get this space caught up before baby boy joins us next month! ...NEXT MONTH!
It was a wonderful, hot summer spent splashing in the river, playing with friends, doing minimal school and spending evenings in the backyard.

 ^^ We spent our 4th of July with friends this year, which definitely beats the lonely driveway show we put on last year, still living amongst cardboard boxes, days into a new job despite having just moved a few days before. So thankful for the community God has provided us in Sacramento! My kiddos treat Lennon and Brooks like siblings and adore their parents just as much. We ate, splashed, played and entertained the kiddos with some fireworks (that Judah wasn't very hesitant about!) ^^

 ^^ Zoo dates, church dates and river dates. I love doing life with these kiddos! ^^

 ^^ Judah and I spent a lot of our month doing this... Pregnancy had me dragging this summer, especially in the heat, so I would lay outside while the kids jumped on the trampoline or splashed in the pool and would always pull Judah into my bed after his nap time for a couple more minutes of rest. Thankfully, he's such a sweet cuddle bug! ^^

 ^^ Saturday market with these hooligans. We picked out some juicy fruit, tasty treats, pretty flowers and walked to a downtown park to enjoy our loot! ^^

 ^^ Brooks turns TWO! Love this little scooter gang! ^^

 ^^ Mornings at the park and mornings at the river... Always trying to get outside before the heat set in! ^^

 ^^ I got to steal away for a couple days leaving Stephen high and dry with three kiddos on his first weekend off all month... Sorry, not sorry! ;) It was such a joy to see these sweet friends and meet their newest babies. It's been 10 years and now 6.5 babies later... So thankful for their friendship. Happy to share the weekend holding babies and staying up way too late to talk about motherhood, marriage and life ^^

 ^^ More of that post nap Judah spam! (I really limited the number of these I put in here!) Love my sweet blue eyed boy! ^^

^^ Another Wednesday at the river! Our new Wild + Free community has been such a fun thing for me and my kiddos! ^^